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What is Restructuring?
Term Restructuring is not defined in Companies Act or Income tax Act. To alter the make up or pattern of. To alter the structure of something. There should be an existing structure before one can restructure. The existing structure may have many constraints-Financial, Legal, Business and Management constraints which must be kept in mind while restructuring.
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Bharti-MTN deal structure failed mainly due to legal constraints as dual listing is not permitted in India and South African Government -the 21% Shareholder of MTN- did not approve the deal in the structure presented. The deals contours involved a complex structure in which both companies would pay cash and equity for stakes in each other, the end result of which would have given Bharti Airtel a 49% stake in MTN and MTN and its shareholders would have obtained a 36% economic interest in Bharti. In the next leg, both companies would have considered a full-fledged merger. Dual listing would require a multi currency settlement structure and would lose SEBIs control over other country trading. It would also have required many changes in curent Indian FDI policy.
Corporate Restructuring
Corporate Restructuring is a Process of redesigning one or more aspects of a corporate for achieving certain objectives. There may be a single objective for Corporate Restructuring but most of the times there are multiple objectives of Corporate Restructuring . In all probability, there may be a dominant objective along with one or more other important objectives. Stated and unstated objectives. Grasims proposed merger of Cement Businesses achieves many other important objectives like strengthening Promoter Groups control over cement business, improving future cash flow position, etc. S. H. Bathiya & Associates www.shbathiya.com 4
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Surviving in an adverse economic climate. Taking the business in an entirely new direction.
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Corporate Debt Resrtuctuting Scheme of RBI Wockhardt Limited. Essar Limited. Arvind Limited.
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Rehabilitation of Business
Restructuring through BIFR-Zenith Limited, MJ Pharma, SM Dyechem Limited, Gujrat Lyka, Pradeep Drug Company. Buying or selling of stressed assets. ARCIL-Jaghadia Copper Limited, Global Boards Limited, Phlox Pharma Limited.
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Inviting new partners or Private Equity. Settling Family Disputes or Family Arrangements Reliance Group Succession planning. Division of Assets among Promoters-Asian Hotels Limited-Trifurcation.
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Scheme was not explicit about division between two brothers. Concept of Undertaking. Inter se transfer of shares between two brothers/families ? Takeover Code exemption.
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Improving the Balance Sheet , Profit and Loss Account or Cash flows. Consolidation of accounts. Saving on taxes. Section 72 A,
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Tax considerations
Income-tax Dividend Distribution tax
Waiver of dividend LLP
Deemed Dividend tax Surcharge Wealth-tax Service tax Minimum Alternate Tax Carry forward of losses and depreciation. Marshal Sons Judgment-Supreme Court Supreme Court in the case of McDowell and Co. Ltd. v. CTO [1985] 154 ITR 148, Even if the transaction is genuine and even if it is actually acted upon, but if the transaction is entered into with the intention of tax avoidance, then the transaction would constitute a colourable device. That the courts are now concerned, not merely with the genuineness of a transaction, but with the intended effect of the transaction on the fiscal purpose. That, the true principle in the case of W.T. Ramsay [1981] 2 WLR 449 (HL) was that one must consider fiscal consequences of a preplanned series of transactions and one has not to dissect the scheme and consider individual stages separately.
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Capital Reserve Extract from DQ Entertainment prospectus: March 8, 2010 : In respect of the Scheme of Amalgamation of the erstwhile DQ Entertainment Limited (Transferor Company) with our Company (Transferee Company), the accounting was not in strict compliance with AS 14. In case the accounting were in compliance with the purchase method specified in AS 14, amounts aggregating to Rs. 103.17 million would have been credited to Capital Reserve Account. General Reserve Revaluation Reserve Amalgamation Reserve Goodwill
Providing Free movement of Cash Flows. Increasing Promoters shareholding/control. Increasing market capitalisation/improving perception
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ONWARD TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (OTL)-Listed Company SHARE PREMIUM : Rs. 36.66 Cr.
ONWARD ESERVICES LIMITED (OEL) DR. BALANCE OF P/L : Rs. 15.68 Cr. IRRECOVERABLEDEBTORS:Rs.1.90 Cr. OBSOLETE INVENTORIES: Rs.1.81Cr. LOSS IN VALUE OF SUNDRY ADVANCES : Rs. 9.99 Cr. TOTAL Rs. 29.39 Cr. LIABILITIES SHARE CAPITAL : Rs. 20.00 Cr. LOAN FROM OTL : TOTAL Rs.10.69 Cr. Rs. 30.69 Cr.
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ONWARD GROUP
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HOLDING COMPANY 100% SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
ONWARD ESERVICES LIMITED (OEL) DR BALANCE OF P/L : Rs.0 IRRECOVERABLE DEBTORS: Rs.0 OBSOLETE INVENTORIES: Rs.0 LOSS IN VALUE OF SUNDRY ADVANCES : Rs. 0 SHARE CAPITAL : LOAN FROM OTL : Rs. 1.29 Cr. Rs. 0
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Liquidation of step down subsidiary. Attachment of rights in step down subsidiary. Shree Nirmal Commercial Limited vs. CIT (193 ITR 694) Bombay High Court Hanuman Vitamin Foods Limited. The Supreme Court held that transfer of shares in a cooperative society is subject to levy of stamp duty under the Bombay Stamp Act, 1958. (AIR 2000 SC 2571) Reverse merger with step-down subsidiary. Actual Cost Section 43(1) of IT Act. Written Down Value-Section 43(6) of IT Act.
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Either through Asset Sales or through Slump Sale or Slump sale through Court Process
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Cross holdings reduce stamp duty. First convert into 100% subsidiary and then merge. Article 25(da) of Bombay Stamp Act.10% of value of shares issued but not exceeding
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whichever is higher. Remission of stamp duty would be available in the case of transfers envisaged under notification dated January 16, 1937, i.e., cases where at least 90 per cent. of the issued capital of the transferee company is in the beneficial ownership of the transferor company, where the transfer takes place between a parent company and a subsidiary, one of which is the beneficial owner of not less than 90 per cent. of the issued share capital of the other, or between two subsidiaries in each of which not less than 90 per cent. of the share capital is in the beneficial ownership of a common parent company.(Gemini Silk Limited-Calcutta High Court August 8, 2002)
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CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING WITHOUT EXTERNAL HELP/APPROVALS . CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING WITH COURT / AUTHORITIES HELP
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Amalgamations- very popular tool Defined under Income tax Act. Condition of Industrial UndertakingAmalgamations are tax neutral in the hands of transferor company and in the hands of the shareholders carry forward and set-off of unabsorbed losses and depreciation to the transferee company.
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Reverse Mergers.
Popularly used term
when a profit making company merges with a loss making company or when an unlisted company merges with a listed company or When a large Company merges with a smaller company - ICICI Limiteds merger with ICICI Bank or When stamp duties or other transaction costs are high
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Cross Border MergersMergersInvolve more than one country Companies Act partially recognizes it. Section 394- Transferor Company includes any body corporate whether a company within the meaning of this Act or not. Section 2(7) of Companies Act Body Corporate..includes a company incorporated outside India. Laws of both/all the countries must be adhered to. Dividend planning. Double Taxation Treaty provisions.
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Takeover of a Company
SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997. Clause 40 A and 40 B of Listing Agreement. Hostile takeovers. Indirect takeovers. GDRs. Preference Shares. Competitive Bids. Poison Pills Zandu International takeovers-HSR Provisions-Treaty Provisions-Thin Cap RulesFame Adlab Section 79 to be kept in mind for takeover of an unlisted company.
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Corporatisation
Many ways for Conversion of a partnership firm into a Limited Company Under Part IX of Companies Act, 1956. No capital gains tax liability - No stamp duty Succession of a firm by a Company (as a result of which there is a Transfer of Capital asset or intangible asset by a firm to a company)--Under Section 47(xiii) of Income Tax Act, 1961-Conditions apply
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Admission of a Company as a partner and retirement of other partners from firm. Section 45 (4) of IT Act appliesDistribution of capital asset on dissolution or otherwise.
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Succession of Proprietary Concern by a Limited Company- Section 47(xiv) of Income Tax Act, 1961. Conditions apply
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Variation of Rights.
Section 106 of Companies Act. Alteration of rights of holders of special classes of shares -where share capital is divided into different classes of shares.special resolution of holders of the issued shares of that classSEBI diktat for listed companies.
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SubsidiarisationSubsidiarisation Acquisition of 50+% shares. Acquisition of 100% shares. Issue of fresh shares. Buyback of shares. Through Court process. Demerger to a wholly owned subsidiary Slump sale to a subsidiary. Subsidiary by controlling the composition of Board of Directors of a Company. Subsidiarys shareholding in Holding Company prior to becoming subsidiary Company-Section 42 of Companies Act. Transfer to/from 100% Subsidiary. Section 47 of IT Act
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Transfer to a wholly owned Subsidiary-not regarded as a transfer under section 47(iv) subject to conditions of 8 years relationship, etc. under section 47 A of IT Act. Transfer to a partly owned subsidiary
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DesubsidiarisationDesubsidiarisation The process of breaking holding subsidiary relationship. Desubsidiarisation through IPO/offer for sale. By issue of fresh shares by subsidiary to others. By sale of shares. Section 47A of IT Act.
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Trust Structure
Petroleum Trust.-Rs.3188 cr. sales price of Reliance SharesICICI also had a trust structure.
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Buyback of shares
Section 77A of Companies Act allows. Sterlite Industries Limiteds case. Maxwell Industries Limiteds case.
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Liquidation of Companies
Twin Star Holding Limited. Actual cost as a deduction ? Section 43 (1) ? Section 49 (1)(iii)(c) of IT Act-on any distribution of assets on the liquidation of a company-- Cost with reference to certain modes of acquisition- Cost to the previous owner is cost to the assessee
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Section 73 Explanation not applicable to LLP - The Explanation applies to a company. Share of Profit from a firm is exempt from MAT under section 115JB of IT Act, as income under Section 10. Stamp Duty liability on conversion ?
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Conversion from unlisted public company into limited liability partnership Section 57 of LLP ActAn unlisted public company may convert into a limited liability partnership in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and the Fourth Schedule. There should be no charge on assets.
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DOCUMENTATION- DRAFTING AND EXECUTION. Scheme of Arrangement Court Petitions Court Applications Affidavits MOUs Share Purchase or Share Subscription Agreement Shareholder Agreement Non Compete Confidentiality Agreements Non solicit Agreements Family arrangements Resolutions of Board and shareholders.
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Labour laws
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Rent Act
Automatic transfer of Tenancy not possible. THE SECURITISATION AND RECONSTRUCTION OF FINANCIAL ASSESTS AND ENFORCEMENT OF SECURITY INTEREST ACT, 2002(SARFESI)
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FEMA/RBI/FDI Regulations
Sector specific restriction Take over of Gujarat Ambuja Cements by a foreign entity increase foreign stake in ING Vysya an insurance Company. DUE DILIGENCE
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Accounting Standard 14
Does not apply to demergers Pooling of interest method and Purchase method Changing method as per court order Disclosures
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VALUATION
During restructuring-of shares, businesses, intangibles- various methods- Supreme Court Methods of valuation-NAV at Market Values, Earnings multiple Valuation, Discounted Cash flow valuation, Stock market valuation. Fairness opinion
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Some issues
Whether authorsied capital will merge or demerge in case of a merger or demerger ? Whether the Transferee Company should be in existence on the Appointed date of Demerger ? Whether the Company need to wait for Stock Exchange approval prior to filing petition with the Court ? Whether separate Resolution under Section 100 of Companies Act required when the Scheme is under Section 391 to 394 ? Whether licenses will automatically be transferred in a Scheme of amalgamation ? Whether employees have right to present before Court ?
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